All generic Top-Level Domain extensions and some country-code ones support a security lock feature whose purpose is to hinder unapproved transfers of active domain names. Many domain registry operators that oversee country-code Top-Level Domains that do not support this option are in the process of adopting it for better security and for the convenience of the domain registrants. A domain name can be transferred only if it is unlocked and only a person who has been given access to the account with the current domain name registrar can do that. New domain names are registered with the lock feature enabled on purpose, so as to impede any unsolicited transfer attempts. The lock feature is one of the security measures for regulating the transfer of active domain names between domain name registrars that have been introduced over the years.
Registrar Lock in Cloud Website Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every cloud website hosting package that we offer, will give you total control over your domains. You will see all domains registered through our company conveniently displayed in alphabetical order in a separate section of the Control Panel. Those whose extensions support the registrar lock option will have a small padlock icon on their right. By clicking the icon, you can see if the given domain name is locked or unlocked and you can alter the present status by clicking once again – the procedure is as simple as that. You won’t need to wait for the change to take effect or for our company to do anything, as the change of the status takes effect momentarily, even if you notice something else on WHOIS lookup websites. After all, it takes time for such websites to ‘refresh’ the info that they show.
Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you’ve registered a domain through us and you’d like to transfer it, you can easily unlock it via the same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to manage your semi-dedicated server account. All domain registrations will be displayed alphabetically in your account and you will notice a mini padlock-like icon next to each domain name there, on the condition that its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock feature. You can find out whether the domain name is locked or not by clicking on this icon and update the present status by clicking on it once more. You can then continue and initiate the domain transfer procedure right away without waiting for the status to be updated on WHOIS lookup websites, as the update will propagate instantly without you or us having to do anything else.